Fun With 43 Things Data

I took the list of top 100 all-time goals and list of top 100 achieved goals and merged them to see where the over­laps are, where the gaps are, and if there is a cor­rel­a­tion between pop­u­lar goals set and pop­u­lar goals achieved.

Here are the most challenging goals to complete (based on the number of people who have adopted them but not marked them as complete):

The rest of the charts, along with some insightful analysis and tips on effective goal-setting, can be found here:

Great charts. It’s obvious those goals people do tend to achieve are those that are relatively specific and measurable.

You may want to check out http://www.GoalsOnTrack.com, a very nicely built web app designed for tracking goals and todo lists, and supports time tracking too. It’s clear, focused, easy to navigate, worth a try.